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  • THE TENNIS PARTNER
    THE TENNIS PARTNER
    ABRAHAM VERGHESE
    When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each...
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  • WHITE FANG
    WHITE FANG
    JACK LONDON
    Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang - half-dog, half-wolf - is the only animal in the litter to survive. He soon learns the harsh laws of nature and of the world's indifference, yet buried deep inside him are the distant memories of affection and love. Will this fiercely independent creature of the wild learn to trust man again? First published in 1906, an...
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  • CHASTISE
    CHASTISE
    MAX HASTINGS
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise, the overnight destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF's 617 Squadron, was an epic that has passed into Britain's national legend. Max Hastings grew up embracing the story, the classic 1955 movie and the...
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  • THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM
    THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM
    BILL WATTERSON
    Book 6 of the third set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless Calvin and Hobbes comics in a new portable format designed to introduce the timeless adventures of a boy and his stuffed tiger to a new generation of readers. Along with book 5, this features nearly 500 comics presented chronologically from June 1988 to November 1989. ...
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  • I, ROBOT
    I, ROBOT
    ISAAC ASIMOV
    Isaac Asimov's Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day. What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What w...
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  • SEA
    SEA
    PATRICIA HEGARTY
    Discover a world beneath the waves that is teeming with life, from tiny graceful seahorses to darting tropical fish and from electric eels to humpback whales. A colourful array of sea creatures is brought to life by award-winning illustrator Britta Teckentrup in this delightful peep-through picture book. ...
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    9,99 €

  • DJINN FALLS IN LOVE AND OTHER STORIES
    DJINN FALLS IN LOVE AND OTHER STORIES
    NEIL GAIMAN / AMAL EL-MOHTAR / CATHERINE KING / CLAIRE NORTH / E. J. SWIFT / JAMES SMYTHE / KAMILA SHAMSIE / KIRSTY LOGAN / K. J. PARKER / KUZHALI MANICKAVEL
    A fascinating collection of new and classic tales of the fearsome Djinn, from bestselling, award-winning and breakthrough international writers.An enthralling collection of new and classic tales of the fearsome Djinn, from bestselling, award-winning and breakthrough international writers.Imagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, und...
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  • THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING
    THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING
    FREIDA MCFADDEN
    A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker "You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back- but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We ...
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  • EMBRACING HOPE
    EMBRACING HOPE
    VIKTOR E. FRANKL
    'Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as an opportunity' - Edith Eger, bestselling author ofThe Choice An inspirational new collection on turning tragedy into triumph by Holocaust survivor and multi-million copy bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning. During his lifetime, world renowned psychiatrist and Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl had ...
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  • DOCTOR WHO: DALEK (TARGET COLLECTION)
    DOCTOR WHO: DALEK (TARGET COLLECTION)
    ROBERT SHEARMAN
    "The entire Dalek race, wiped out in one second. I watched it happen. I made it happen!" The Doctor and Rose arrive in an underground vault in Utah in the near future. The vault is filled with alien artefacts. Its billionaire owner, Henry van Statten, even has possession of a living alien creature, a mechanical monster in chains that he has named a Metaltron. Seeking to help ...
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    11,25 €

  • TALKING ABOUT ISLAMOPHOBIA
    TALKING ABOUT ISLAMOPHOBIA
    SABEENA AKHTAR / NA'IMA B. ROBERT
    "Islamophobia is a form of religious prejudice aimed at Muslims and it is on the rise. But not everyone agrees that Islamophobia exists - and some people think that we should be afriad of Muslims and Islam. This book, aimed at readers age 10 and up, shares the perspectives of those who have faced discrimination due to their faith, and the experiences of those on the frontlines ...
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  • THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY
    THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY
    KIRAN DESAI
    When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her ...
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  • THE HOUSE OF DOORS
    THE HOUSE OF DOORS
    TAN TWAN ENG
    "It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business inte...
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  • A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA
    A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA
    ANTHONY MARRA
    Longlisted for the National Book Award 2013 In a snow-covered village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as her father is abducted in the middle of the night by Russian soldiers. Their life-long friend and neighbour, Akhmed, has also been watching, and when he finds Havaa he knows of only one person who might be able to help. For tough-minded doctor Sonja ...
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  • KATABASIS (DELUXE LIMITED EDITION)
    KATABASIS (DELUXE LIMITED EDITION)
    R F KUANG
    Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION-- only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector's hardcover features stenciled edges, case effects, and illustrated endpapers. Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowfa...
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  • "LAZY, IMPROVIDENT PEOPLE"
    RUTH MACKAY
    Since the early modern era, historians and observers of Spain, both within the country and beyond it, have identified a peculiarly Spanish disdain for work, especially manual labor, and have seen it as a primary explanation for that nation's alleged failure to develop like the rest of Europe. In "Lazy, Improvident People," the historian Ruth MacKay examines the origins of this ...
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  • THE LAST BATTLE
    THE LAST BATTLE
    C. S. LEWIS
    The last battle is the greatest of all battles A beautiful paperback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge--not an invader from without but an enemy f...
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    9,99 €

  • MCGLUE
    MCGLUE
    OTTESSA MOSHFEGH
    Discover the blistering first novella from the from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation. They said I've done something wrong?... And they've just left me down here to starve. Haven't had a drop in days more so... Salem, Massachusetts, 1851- McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of his name or situation or orientation - he may h...
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  • THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
    THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
    ERNEST HEMINGWAY
    Traditional Chinese edition of The Old Man and The Sea edited for young adults. The story is told with text and graphics and accompanied with Zhuying (phonetic annotation). A reading guide of this Hemingway classic helps young readers develop their writing skills. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc. ...
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  • THE LITTLE FRIEND
    THE LITTLE FRIEND
    DONNA TARTT
    Harriet grows up haunted by the murder of her brother. His killer was never identified. Harriet lives largely in the world of her imagination, alone even in company. Then one day she decides to find his murderer and exact her revenge. ...
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  • JANUARIES
    JANUARIES
    OLIVIE BLAKE
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  • THERE IS NO DEVIL
    THERE IS NO DEVIL
    SOPHIE LARK
    Just because he couldn't kill her doesn't mean his enemy won't. Cole and Mara's relationship has grown to consume them both. Cole, sculptor and killer, finds himself adrift in a depth of feeling he's never known, while Mara, unafraid of his darkness, is blossoming into a successful artist, shaking off the trauma of her youth to finally chase success. For the first time in bot...
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  • SOUL SEARCHING
    SOUL SEARCHING
    LYLA SAGE
    The No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns with a stirring Western romance about a new-to-town upholsterer, a photographer whose life has come to a halt, and the supernatural forces that bring them together. Home is where the heart is - and this one is haunted. Collins Cartwright does not want to go home. Sweetwater Peak, Wyoming, was s...
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  • THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE
    THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE
    RILEY SAGER
    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE Something is lurking beneath the water's surface... Recently widowed actress Casey Fletcher has escaped to her family's lake house for peace and quiet. She's been happily losing herself in her thoughts and several bottles of bourbon, until the glamorous couple across the lake catch her attention. They look so ...
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  • THE SHELTERING SKY
    THE SHELTERING SKY
    PAUL BOWLES
    'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - unce...
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  • GILGAMESH : A NEW TRANSLATION OF THE ANCIENT EPIC
    GILGAMESH : A NEW TRANSLATION OF THE ANCIENT EPIC
    SOPHUS HELLE
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    14,99 €

  • THE WHITE TIGER
    THE WHITE TIGER
    ARAVIND ADIGA
    Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in his village. His family is too poor for him to afford for him to finish school and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. But Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi. The city is a revelation. As he drives his master to shopping malls and call ce...
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  • THE CASE OF THE KARNAK KILLER
    THE CASE OF THE KARNAK KILLER
    SEAN MCLACHLAN
    A scandal in America. A murder in Cairo. Sir Augustus Wall, antiquities dealer and amateur sleuth, is hired to track down a blackmailer who threatens the reputation of an American millionaire. When blackmail turns to murder, he must travel up the Nile by steamboat to find the killer. Joining him are Faisal, a street urchin who makes himself equally useful and troublesome; Heinr...
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  • TAYLOR SWIFT: ERA BY ERA
    TAYLOR SWIFT: ERA BY ERA
    CAROLINE SULLIVAN
    Celebrate the incredible career of pop music's biggest star in this sparkling biography. We're all living in the Taylor Swift Era. Since her 2006 debut album she's sold more than 200 million records, sold out countless arenas and become one of the most influential artists of her generation. Her Eras Tour is on track to gross more than $1 billion by the time it concludes in Dece...
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  • TEACH ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (NEW EDITION)
    TEACH ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (NEW EDITION)
    DAVID RIDDELL
    This new edition of Teach EFL is the ultimate practical reference guide to becoming an EFL teacher. "Riddell's book is a classic - it answers all those questions new language teachers have....covers an amazing amount in a clear accessible way."David Carr, Director of Teacher TrainingInternational House LondonThis book is packed with information on:-effective teaching techniques...
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